Sweet and Sour Chicken with Cherries

Name: Sweet and Sour Chicken with Cherries
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 6 ounces boneless chicken, cut into bite sized pieces; 1 tablespoon soy sauce; ½ teaspoon cornstarch; 2 tablespoons cooking oil, divided; ½ onion, cut into 1” chunks; 1 ½ cups fresh cherries (2 handfuls), pitted and halved; 1/2 red pepper, cut into 1” chunks; 1/2 yellow pepper, cut into 1” chunks; For the Sweet and Sour Sauce; 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger; 2 tablespoons honey or agave nectar; 3 tablespoons orange juice; 3 tablespoons ketchup; 3 tablespoons white vinegar

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"You can use either breast meat or thigh meat (or even thinly sliced pork). For a vegetarian version, substitute the meat with extra firm tofu cubes (still following the same recipe instructions) If fresh cherries aren't available, use fresh pineapple or mango chunks. Also, frozen cherries work well too. Canned cherries are too sweet...."

INGREDIENTS

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6 ounces boneless chicken, cut into bite sized pieces

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1 tablespoon soy sauce

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½ teaspoon cornstarch

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2 tablespoons cooking oil, divided

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½ onion, cut into 1” chunks

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1 ½ cups fresh cherries (2 handfuls), pitted and halved

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1/2 red pepper, cut into 1” chunks

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1/2 yellow pepper, cut into 1” chunks

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For the Sweet and Sour Sauce

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1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger

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2 tablespoons honey or agave nectar

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3 tablespoons orange juice

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3 tablespoons ketchup

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3 tablespoons white vinegar

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